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post #1 of 41
3/8/02 at 5:17pm
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Yes or No? Should post counts be attached to each post?

One vote per member, please...
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post #2 of 41
3/8/02 at 5:31pm
I'd say no but it obviosly means a lot to some people judging on the reaction to your "social experiment"

Yay from me!

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post #3 of 41
3/8/02 at 5:38pm
Yes. But only because I like to see what members don't have lives.
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post #4 of 41
3/8/02 at 5:50pm
Yes, cause without them the *great* AI word games are meaningless
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post #5 of 41
3/8/02 at 6:11pm
Not viewable, so others can't tell I don't have a life.
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post #6 of 41
3/8/02 at 6:28pm
Can they be optional? if they can then I'm all for that being an option... if not then I'd have to keep them... UNLESS the member rating feature thing could be beefed up... I just hope this gets sorted out before my 1000th post (which sadly wont go into SAR)

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post #7 of 41
3/8/02 at 7:15pm
Yeah, but only because the side looks empty without them.
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post #8 of 41
3/8/02 at 10:25pm
[quote]Yeah, but only because the side looks empty without them.<hr></blockquote>

Weak...

Yes. So EmAn can be happy.
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post #9 of 41
3/8/02 at 10:45pm
Yes. I saw no problem with them. It's interesting to see who spends WAY too much time here.

Also, since SAR is gone, post counts will be more publicly accurate.
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post #10 of 41
3/8/02 at 11:38pm
Sure why not
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post #11 of 41
3/8/02 at 11:40pm
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No. But then again I have no strong feeling either way.
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post #12 of 41
3/9/02 at 12:06am
Well, they're back.
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post #13 of 41
3/9/02 at 11:16am
even though they're back, i'll go ahead and say no, just on principle.

there are some people way too hung up about post counts. Not to mention the fact that the numbers you see over there are, for some, incredibly skewed, because some people don't have anything better to do with their lives than to boost their post counts in Silicon Alley (thank god that's gone).

post counts are stupid, but even more so considering that everyone here knows that some of the highest ones are bogus.

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post #14 of 41
3/9/02 at 2:13pm
I think they should stay.
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post #15 of 41
3/9/02 at 2:30pm
[quote]Originally posted by poor taylor:
<strong>even though they're back, i'll go ahead and say no, just on principle.

there are some people way too hung up about post counts. Not to mention the fact that the numbers you see over there are, for some, incredibly skewed, because some people don't have anything better to do with their lives than to boost their post counts in Silicon Alley (thank god that's gone).

post counts are stupid, but even more so considering that everyone here knows that some of the highest ones are bogus.

[ 03-09-2002: Message edited by: poor taylor ]</strong><hr></blockquote>


I would say there a less than 5 members who have shown that they post just to increase their post count. the overwhelming majority does not.


I think they should be shown. There is no reason not to, they can be helpful, it looks better, and i think its a fun measurement
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post #16 of 41
3/9/02 at 2:33pm
Yes. Though some people seem to measure their ego by their post count. There still should be one visible.
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post #17 of 41
3/9/02 at 7:02pm
Yes. I'm used to them, and I kinda like to see who's new, and who doesn;t have a life.
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post #18 of 41
3/9/02 at 7:43pm
[quote]Originally posted by EmAn:
<strong>Yeah, but only because the side looks empty without them.</strong><hr></blockquote>

I bet it looks like a damn ghost town when yours is gone, EmAn.
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post #19 of 41
3/9/02 at 7:54pm
no. they're annoying. people get hung up on them.

it's the post count "myth"

i'm better 'cause i have a higher post count!!!

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post #20 of 41
3/9/02 at 7:55pm
[quote]Originally posted by CosmoNut:
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I bet it looks like a damn ghost town when yours is gone, EmAn.
</strong><hr></blockquote>

<img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> Yep.
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post #21 of 41
3/9/02 at 8:25pm
Well, I'm glad they are back.
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post #22 of 41
3/10/02 at 12:22am
yes, so I can see if I post to much, I can leave AI for a couple of weeks...
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post #23 of 41
3/10/02 at 1:04am
I'd like to see them go. So I'd vote for an emphatic NO to having posts viewable.
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post #24 of 41
3/10/02 at 2:14am
Remove them.
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post #25 of 41
3/10/02 at 2:20am
Sure, keep 'em.

Hey, +1 for me. Rock.
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post #26 of 41
3/10/02 at 2:21am
Sure, keep 'em.

Hey, +1 for me. Rock.
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post #27 of 41
3/10/02 at 2:25am
+2 because you made a double-post
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post #28 of 41
3/10/02 at 4:40am
Ill say yes, but no preference really, nice to see who the sad gits are!
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post #29 of 41
3/10/02 at 6:53am
The one thing i like about post counts is that if I don't recognize a name (There are like 3000 of them it happens) I can see if someone flaming the crap out me deserves to be heard, or not.

It does not matter one bit to me if mine is shown or not though. I've had mine zapped 2, 3 times. I never cared after the first time realy.
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post #30 of 41
3/10/02 at 7:05am
here's one, bring back silicon alley, but find a way for posts in that forum not to register to total post count.

optional sounds nice
otherwise let's just keep them, most other forums do, it's part of this little cult of internet community, it just feels geekier that way.
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post #31 of 41
3/10/02 at 7:38am
Matsu has a good idea.

Yes, they should be viewable.
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post #32 of 41
3/10/02 at 8:01am
Yes, viewable
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post #33 of 41
3/10/02 at 1:25pm
Yes
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post #34 of 41
3/10/02 at 2:53pm
yes
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post #35 of 41
3/10/02 at 3:33pm
Yes. That way I know if it's a newbie so I can go gently on them for making a stupid comment or suggestion. If it's dumb and they've been here a while, the gloves come off.
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post #36 of 41
3/10/02 at 6:04pm
Of course they should stay.
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post #37 of 41
3/10/02 at 10:15pm
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ennnh, sure.

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post #38 of 41
3/11/02 at 1:45am
yes
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post #39 of 41
3/11/02 at 10:23am
Post counts are A-OK!
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post #40 of 41
3/11/02 at 11:45am
Post count Aye.

Let's also post our red blood cell counts too.

Do you have an IQ bot.. that would be handy as well.

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